A child of the Southwest and of the 50s -- a woman who knew me well once said, 'Yeah, the 1850s.' Generally culturally conservative and distrustful of new and improved innovative change. Very seldom overtly serious, but many a truth is spoke in jest and all of my truths are. Worked my way through UT when I was up in my 30s. If I'd, by some horrible miscalculation ended up in Bryan, I would've worked my way through that school over there. Have worked all over in printing and publishing. I've held a bunch of jobs and quit all of them but one. I am a journeyman printer and followed the trade and heard its dying gasps as it was throttled by technological change. I had a sponsored blog on a newspaper but quit the job.
I remember some character in a book throwing a good little rant about people who chuckle, holding that if something was worth a laugh, it was worth a real, out-loud laugh, otherwise just skip it. I would defend the snicker, as it has nice connotations of disrespect and often prurience.
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So his kiln burst a ceramic pot?
Yeah, I know, I just was being silly....
I would write, "Chuckle" but that words is SO OVERUSED by Kenny.
I remember some character in a book throwing a good little rant about people who chuckle, holding that if something was worth a laugh, it was worth a real, out-loud laugh, otherwise just skip it. I would defend the snicker, as it has nice connotations of disrespect and often prurience.
**smile**
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